41.   Bush has also called for the creation of a Palestinian state, although he has resisted pressure from the Palestinians and from Arab countries to put forward a timetable.

42.   Britain has long resisted pressure for an independent public investigation into the murder of Finucane and others in which official collusion is suspected.

43.   But companies are resisting the pressure with numerous tactics, from turning away business to hiring the unskilled at low wages and then training them.

44.   But he indicated that the administration would resist pressure to start writing checks to every industry that finds itself in trouble.

45.   But her classmates tease her relentlessly for her speech and for having white friends, and sometimes she cannot resist the pressure.

46.   But in contract negotiations this year, employers resisted the pressure.

47.   But it is difficult to see how politicians can resist the pressures of the housing, construction and lending industries to keep the mortgage interest deduction.

48.   But Koizumi seems to be resisting pressure to throw more money into infrastructure projects of questionable value.

49.   But Pratama warned that if Suharto resists the public pressure to step down, renewed violence might be unavoidable.

50.   But several analysts noted that he had not only spurned the opinion polls but also resisted intense pressure to run from Mitterrand and other Socialist leaders.